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Resident Vignettes for Assessing Care Quality in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
November 21, 2017
Validated process measures that correlate with patient outcomes are needed for research and quality improvement.

Efficacy and Safety of Citalopram Compared With Atypical Antipsychotics on Agitation in Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer Dementia

JAMDA
November 16, 2017
We are delighted to know that our article has captured the attention of readers. Regarding the findings of our previous study, Professor Naharci points out that unrecognized delirium could have had a relevant confounding effect and that the...

An Easy Assessment of Frailty at Baseline Independently Predicts Prognosis in Very Elderly Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Information about the impact of frailty in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is scarce. No study has assessed the prognostic impact of frailty as measured by the FRAIL scale in very elderly patients with ACS.

Hospice Care for Patients With Dementia in the United States: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Patients with dementia form an increasing proportion of those entering hospice care. Little is known about the types of hospices serving patients with dementia and the patterns of hospice use, including timing of hospice disenrollment between...

Effects of Combined Physical and Cognitive Exercises on Cognition and Mobility in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Although participation in physical and cognitive activities is encouraged to reduce the risk of dementia, the preventive efficacy of these activities for patients with mild cognitive impairment is unestablished.

Hospice Care for Patients With Dementia in the United States: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Patients with dementia form an increasing proportion of those entering hospice care. Little is known about the types of hospices serving patients with dementia and the patterns of hospice use, including timing of hospice disenrollment between...

Effects of Combined Physical and Cognitive Exercises on Cognition and Mobility in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMDA
November 16, 2017
Although participation in physical and cognitive activities is encouraged to reduce the risk of dementia, the preventive efficacy of these activities for patients with mild cognitive impairment is unestablished.

Could delirium and anti-dementia drugs effect the treatment of agitated nursing home residents with Alzheimer dementia?

JAMDA
November 15, 2017
In a recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Viscogliosi et al have achieved important results in testing safer and more effective alternatives in the treatment of agitation in nursing home residents with Alzheimer...

Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults: Comparing Different Frailty Measures in Predicting Short- and Long-term Patient Outcomes

JAMDA
November 15, 2017
Data for the assessment of frailty in acutely ill hospitalized older adults remains limited. Using the Frailty Index (FI) as “gold standard,” we compared (1) the diagnostic performance of 3 frailty measures (FRAIL, Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS], and...

Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults: Comparing Different Frailty Measures in Predicting Short- and Long-term Patient Outcomes

JAMDA
November 15, 2017
Data for the assessment of frailty in acutely ill hospitalized older adults remains limited. Using the Frailty Index (FI) as “gold standard,” we compared (1) the diagnostic performance of 3 frailty measures (FRAIL, Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS], and...